LEWIS PASS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 16

LEWIS PASS.

CGNSffttrcTlOtf OP KOAD. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FAVdTJRAjBLi?. Although recognising the need for a eattnitaeat 6f espefidietire at ptmmt, tn#mbers of ifaft Goiincil ot the Canted btiry (Aitftibal- 6# ConimdWe spoke favourably tart evening of tbo desirability of constructing the toe* highway tto tewit &wrai« The report of thi Tr&ttfiport fJoiAmittee As follows i 1 Abtr maimta# with jf«tjfss«itfc--tive» of thfr 6afeteflMry Progreiat League and exaaaning the report kindly supplied by that League, yovtf oonimittea is of tipiiu6n that tne prafroial tot & foid to tfefc W*wt Coaat, Via Lfcwii §iddl<!>, nMJfit# tki sympathy of the Chiyhbet, provided the cottstrufctidti thai! M rio tray* prejudice tirt faaintentttioe, ifaptfovemerit, and 6omJ&itoS ot im pfdsent rt>ute vifi, Otira (Sofge, involving the bridging oi the W&ttn&kftfiiri A - Ifi tttfftag th« SddfJiittß 6f t&j report, Mir H. Qhdpmaii, chairman of the committee, Said that perhaps if the Chapitjei- etaphasiaed this roilte, it tfoiiid be at the 6xpeii&§ 6f the road over tire Otim tfWge. MF 1. C. BrGthertofl s&id the ftmeiral feeiihg throughout the community was teat there fas a.tfecajsity for a efifefUl fciit-vej 6f public fexpfcfidittire. Hei suggested tMt tM ffiport Bhdlild be ftrferffed back to tM fiOffliiiittdg for it t8 stijjplj» iflfortaatidii M to the cost. Mr Ob&piMti ih# festiriiikted cost «r&s £IOO,OOO, add tIM pfotldsal Was that the Qwemfttifit fihfiuld fcftd thfe ffitpsy. Mr F. JS. Joiied: Ik ifiy datibii pirdjbosed ? Mr (5. Hs Hewlett (a6tifig-ehair-tflttfi): The f£sdrt dA§§ fi6t Comifiit us. tt ig Only ft ref>ly to the Greyniouth Chftffife Mf T< N.- Gibbs Said Cailtei-burfr might its Weil have eorri*) 6f the fiifthey &fail&bUr f&f (liiCiiipl&yfiletit relief bfcerit 06 the ttiftd; Mr J, MadGibbofi Said a very great expenditure oh the road tradld not be tiedesstffcfr, but money hate to spfent on bridges. Thd existing road had been §r€atlv improved lately > The Lewis Pass N»ad Wite a neoe&sary tftirjs, wnWb Woiild be iflore and ihore tiSfeful Ats tne years passed. He un<l&> 6tedd that ihotorists would be taxed (tt a higher t-ate soon, but the fourKiiCe iter gallon oh pfetrol would stili afaiiable for roading, even if the increase in taxation went ttf tlie Con!totidatfef! Fund the Otira read jvould boi bti prejudiced as the completi6ii of the road would make a fine rotfnd trip for motorists. . < 4 ■ The report was adopted with on§ aisseiitfetit.